Best Elementary Schools in Michigan

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1486)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
262184005896	161	Randolph Elementary School	Public	K-4	14470 Norman St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2770	500	34	14.6	43.0%	312 (62.4%)	98 (19.6%)	33 (6.6%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	$17,444			$2,001			$15,444	87.3	77.6	286	125
260099708216	162	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3085 S Canton Center Rd	Canton	48188	Wayne County	South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 398-5658	815	35	23.2	46.3%	251 (30.8%)	238 (29.2%)	29 (3.6%)	211 (25.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (10.2%)	$10,900			$788			$10,111	87.1	86.2	164	2
260011200703	163	Walden Green Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	17339 Roosevelt Rd	Spring Lake	49456	Ottawa County	Walden Green Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 842-4523	232	14	17.1	37.9%	202 (87.1%)	11 (4.7%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$9,015			$805			$8,210	86.9	83.9	195	32
261884005564	164	Park Elemementary School	Public	K-4	5525 Park Ave	Hudsonville	49426	Ottawa County	Hudsonville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 669-1970	379	24	15.7	14.8%	334 (88.1%)	9 (2.4%)	15 (4.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.9%)	$14,811			$781			$14,031	86.9	91.8	85	79
261506005189	165	Freeland Elementary School	Public	1-6	710 Powley Dr	Freeland	48623	Saginaw County	Freeland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 695-5371	753	37	20.2	20.7%	670 (89.0%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.4%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	$10,960			$733			$10,227	86.8	86.9	151	14
260840004390	166	Cass City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4805 Ale St	Cass City	48726	Tuscola County	Cass City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 872-2158	485	28	17.1	53.2%	456 (94.0%)	7 (1.4%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,583			$2,506			$10,077	86.7	72.3	360	194
262994000241	167	Hamlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	270 W Hamlin Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 726-3600	449	25	17.9	17.8%	254 (56.6%)	26 (5.8%)	41 (9.1%)	104 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (4.7%)	$14,957			$1,126			$13,831	86.7	83.4	206	39
262184005879	168	Coolidge Elementary School	Public	K-4	30500 Curtis Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2705	536	38	14.1	31.2%	419 (78.2%)	38 (7.1%)	41 (7.6%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$17,172			$1,939			$15,233	86.6	81.5	236	68
260282004021	169	Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School	Public	K-8	912 Barton Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1958	601	42	14.2	21.8%	337 (56.1%)	55 (9.2%)	51 (8.5%)	79 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (12.6%)	$18,094			$721			$17,373	86.4	87.6	143	26
262112005782	170	Lessenger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30150 Campbell Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-0556	242	18	13.7	40.5%	187 (77.3%)	16 (6.6%)	13 (5.4%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.8%)	$17,825			$2,772			$15,052	86.3	81.7	232	62

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on M-Step English Language Arts, M-Step Math, M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies test scores released by the Michigan Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Michigan Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.